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Blake Emmons is a Canadian country music singer and entertainer. Emmons hosted the 1974 CTV series Funny Farm, the Canadian answer to Hee Haw. He also co-hosted the Nashville syndicated music show The Country Place with Jim Ed Brown for Show Biz Inc. in the 1970s. In 1985, Emmons appeared on the American game show The Joker's Wild as a contestant. He later hosted the game show Chain Reaction on September 29, 1986, which aired on Global Television Network in Canada and on USA Network in the United States. He chose not to continue as host after the first series of shows due to the fact the shows were produced in Montreal rather than California as originally agreed. He was replaced by Geoff Edwards. Other works on which he appeared include Mary, and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes for Dick